1. Craig Field cadets made short work of chickens raised by FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrowers. Jon Collier, 1913
2 It's indoors, during the day, but it's dark in the restaurant. It's in the city.
3. There's six or seven people in the photo, in their twenties.They all wear military uniforms.The first thing that caught my eyes was the guy in the middle with his mouth full.
4. You can't really see, but it looks like there are buildings outside. They seem to be close together, and in okay condition.
5. The people look focused. The picture is lightest on the left and darkest on the right. Its a negative shot.
6. I can't really see outside the restaurant, except for a few buildings that look abandoned. I assume it's an urban area becuase the buildings are so close together. The place is full of soldiers eating. Must of them seem stern, but a few are smiling. There's tons of food everywhere, so they must have been hungry. It's light outside, so they are probably eating lunch. It's a negative picture because most of the soldiers are depressed and the lighting is dark closest to the camera, which gives the whole picture a gloomy apperance. The happpiest people have the most light.
7. "What is the signifagnce of this place and the soldiers?"
"Why does the counter slant out of the picture, instead of showing the whole thing?"
Kate P.
Image, Source: digital file from T01 duplicate negative
1. Walker Evans. 1936
2. It's light outside, probably in the afternoon. It's a rural area.
3. There are two people, both with their backs to the camera. They are adult men wearing hats and buisness-like clothes. The first thing that caught my eye was the odd shape of the store.
4. It's a country store, all by itself. The store is in pretty good condition. The only thing nearby is a tree.
5. The picture is negative and light, but a little depressing. The building is menacing.
6. The photo is of a country store all alone. There are two men, looking serious and facing away from the camera. The store is in good contion. The slash across the top of the store and the way the people look away seems negative to me. Its afternoon, with really good weather. There's not a cloud in the sky.
7. "What is so important about this store?"
"Why don't the men look at us?"
Kate P.
Image, Source: intermediary roll film
1. John Collier 1941
2. It's indoors and light. I can't tell if it's an urban or rural area. I assume its right after lunch or dinner.
3. There is one person in a military uniform, probably in his twenties. The first thing that caught my eye was the chicken bones.
4. The only stucture is a table, which looks to be in good condition.
5. The photo is heavy and dark. The pile of bones seem really morbid.
6. The picture is very simple. The main focus is the plate with bones on it, which is mildly depressing. But the Great Depression wasn't a happy time. It's well-lit, but the mood is dark. All you can see of the person you can see is an ear and his shoulder.
7. "Why is the man's ear in the shot?"
"What is the significance of this picture?"
Image, Source: digital file from intermediary roll film
1. Jack Delano, 1941
2. The scene takes place outdoors, during the day in an urban area.
3. In the photograph there are three men talking. Because each of them carry canes, I infer that they are either for walking support(old age) or fashion(wealthy). The three men are of African American dissent, they wear nice clothing, far from what would be farm clothes. Their clothes hint that they are either wealthy men or that it is Sunday.
4. The men stand in front of a corner store. They are sitting on the curb of a street. The building is not run down so it must be in a wealthy area of town.
5. The picture is light and positive. The mens' relaxed positions and smiles show a happy conversation in a tough time.
6. I was happy to see that people during the Great Depression were not only sad. The photo of three old friends talking shows they got past financial situation and supported each other verbally. It makes me happy to see that some people were capable of that.
7. "What do these men do as an occupation?"
" Was this picture taken in a section of town were both colors could go?"
Image, Source: digital file from intermediary roll film
1. Jack Delano, 1941
2. The picture was taken outside in the country. The light in the picture shows that it is daytime.
3. There are three people of African American dissent in the picture, two children and an adult. Their clothes are torn and dirty. The clothing is white, probably to try to reflect the sunlight while working on the feilds. The family's sad clothing state was what caught my eye when choosing this picture. The frowns on their faces complete what the picture is trying to get across to you.
4. The family stands in front of a run down house. They are a tenant family, so the surronding area is probably farm land.
5. The feeling of this picture is heavy. The family frowns and looks away from the camera. In this action I see a hope for a better future, a wish for change.
6. This picture shows a family in the worst condition. It pulls at your heart strings and makes you want to cry. This family probably only harvests enough to eat, if that. The tears on their clothing show almost absolute poverty. The home has almost no furniture and has no door. The frowns on their faces show a fate worse than death, hunger and poverty. But they also show hope, hope for a better time.
7. "What are the children looking at?"
"Does the family own shoes?"
1. Jack Delano, 1941
2. This photograph was taken indoors. The walls are lined with newspaper, so I am assuming the family is liiving in an Urban area. There is no lighting and there are no windows. I believe it to be night time because two people are sitting on a bed, and one of them (a little boy) is leaning his head against the bed post.
3. In the picture there are three people, a mother, two sons, and a cat. The mother looks young, she must be in her twenties. Her sons are probably ages ten and four. The cat looks like it is still in kitten hood. The family is of African American ancestry, the child on the bad's face was the first thing to catch my eye.
4. The family is in one small room who's walls are newspaper. This one room is propably all they have. The spacing is open, but I do not know who lives there also.
5. The mood of the room is sad. The mother has a forced smile on her face, and her children just look sadly at the camera. The shadows are dark and closing in on them.
6. When I saw this photograph it yet again reminded how lucky I am. I am in a home with painted walls and my own bed. These people have a reson to be sad, they have no money and are living on top of each other. The younger boy's face always fills me with sadness. All he has ever known is poverty. He has never had a stable year in his life where he can be a kid.
7. "Where does the mother of this family work?"
"Do the boys go to school?"
Image, Source: intermediary roll film
1) Jack Dealno, May, 1941
2) This picture is indoors in a small one bedroom farm house. It does not look like there is much light, and is not easy to tell if it is night or day. I think they are in a rural area because the captioning for the picture says its a farm house, and most farms back then were in rural areas where they could farm easily.
3) In this photo, there are four people. There is a young woman, a young man, an older man, and a young child. They are wearing clothes that are a tad worn looking. What I notice is that they do not look to happy in the picture, which could symbolize the Great Depression.
4) In this picture is a small one-room house. It is in poor condition becuase it looks empty and rundown. You can not tell the spacing becuase there are no buildings near it that can be seen.
5) I think that this picture is heavy and negative. I think this because the people in it do not look happy, and it looks dark and depressing.
6) When I saw this photo, I thought about how sad it would be to live like this. They share one bed and have little sapce. In my house, there are many rooms, and i never have to squeeze in to a room with my family like they are in the picture. Also, it showed me how things were during the great depression, and how people did not have that much. It also made me think that many people were sad and depressed during this time.
7) I would first ask where these people live, because it would give me more of a feel about how their living conditions were. I would also ask if their house had any other rooms besides the one their in, because this would also teach me about their living conditions and if they only had that one room, would make me feel even worse for them. 1) Evans, Walker 1935
2) This picture is taken during the day and is outside. IT is mostly light, but is a tad dark in the corner where the car is. It is in an urban area.
3) There are about 10 people in the picture. They are all adults and are wearing jakets and hats. There is also a dog in the picture. The first thing that catches my eye is the men coming from near the car.
4) There is a building in the picture. It appears that the store sells jackets because you can see them hanging. It is in poor condition because the building looks run down and it looks ugly from the outside/
5) The photo is a little negative and sad because the men sitting down look depressed. It is also a little dark.
6) This picture made me think about how different things are today because stores don't look like this anymore. I wouldn't want to go shopping their becuse the men look depresses and the outside looks dirty and messed up. I also saw the poor conditoins in this photo.
7) I would ask why the men sitting were so upset, and who the guys coming freom the car are.
Image, Source: intermediary roll film
1) Lange, Dorothea 1936
2)This picture is outside on a farm during the day. It is in most likely a rural area, and there is light.
3) There are three people in the picture. They are middle age, and are workers. They are wearing working clothes. I notice that they are African American, which mens that there was probably some slavery during this time.
4) There are no structures in the picture. There is only a feild of crops.
5)The photo is negative because the people working do not look happy and look like they are tired and sad. This also makes it look dark.
6) My response to this photo was that these people in the photo were probably mistreated during this time. They are working hard in the picture and probably do not get to stop, which made me see this as a sad photo. Also, I saw that there must have been a lot of farming during the Great Depression.
7) I would first ask how long they have to work, and then ask if they get any breaks, because these questions would help me understand the photo better.
Image, Source: intermediary roll film
1.) Evans, Walker. 1935
2.) The picture is outdoors, in the middle of the day. It is an urban area, and there is light.
3.) There are no people in the picture. The thing that catches my eye first is the big sign on the building.
4.) There is a big building, in good condition. The building is probably a general store. There are other buildings around and they are close together.
5.) The picture is light and negative. There is no one around, so the picture seems sad.
6.) The picture is of a store in a city. The city looks like it is in good condition. There are no people around, so there is an eerie feeling. It looks like it is the middle of the day, and sunny. The picture is depressing, and looks like the end of the world.
7.) "Why are there no people in the city?"
"Is this store important?"
1.) Evans, Walker. December 1935. 2.) The photograph is outdoors during the day.It is light in half the picture, and dark in half.The picture is of an urban area. 3.) There are about nine or ten people in the photograph, and one dog.They look about mid-age, and are wearing common clothes.The thing that catches my eye first is the three men sitting in between the doorways. 4.) There is one big building in the photo.I cannot tell if it is all one store, or if there are separate stores.The building is in somewhat good condition and it looks like it is on a road and surrounded by other buildings. 5.) The picture is sad, and it is negative.Some of it is light, and some of it is dark. 6.) The picture is of a store, and people in and around the store.The picture is sad because there are four men sitting around during the middle of the day, when they would normally be working. 7.) “Whose dog is in the picture?” “Who are the four men sitting outside the store, and why are they there?”
1.) Delano, Jack.May, 1941.
2.) The photograph is outdoors, and in a rural area.It is the middle of the day, and there is some light, but it seems cloudy.
3.) There are about eight African Americans in the family.The ages range from babies to grandparents.They have worn and beat-up clothes.When I first looked at the picture, I saw all the people standing around at the porch.
4.) The family is standing in front of their house.Their house is mostly in good condition.Everything looks like it is spread out, because it looks like they live on a farm.In the background, you can see a big farm.
5.) The picture is negative, and dark.The picture is depressing.
6.) The photograph is depressing.It looks like it is cloudy out, so it is dark.Also, the family looks poor, hopeless, and depressed.Their house is in good condition in the front, but it looks like there are holes in the side.
7.) “Does the family have enough money and food to feed themselves?” “Are the children in the picture educated?”
1. Craig Field cadets made short work of chickens raised by FSA (Farm Security Administration) borrowers. Jon Collier, 1913
2 It's indoors, during the day, but it's dark in the restaurant. It's in the city.
3. There's six or seven people in the photo, in their twenties.They all wear military uniforms.The first thing that caught my eyes was the guy in the middle with his mouth full.
4. You can't really see, but it looks like there are buildings outside. They seem to be close together, and in okay condition.
5. The people look focused. The picture is lightest on the left and darkest on the right. Its a negative shot.
6. I can't really see outside the restaurant, except for a few buildings that look abandoned. I assume it's an urban area becuase the buildings are so close together. The place is full of soldiers eating. Must of them seem stern, but a few are smiling. There's tons of food everywhere, so they must have been hungry. It's light outside, so they are probably eating lunch. It's a negative picture because most of the soldiers are depressed and the lighting is dark closest to the camera, which gives the whole picture a gloomy apperance. The happpiest people have the most light.
7. "What is the signifagnce of this place and the soldiers?"
"Why does the counter slant out of the picture, instead of showing the whole thing?"
Kate P.
1. Walker Evans. 1936
2. It's light outside, probably in the afternoon. It's a rural area.
3. There are two people, both with their backs to the camera. They are adult men wearing hats and buisness-like clothes. The first thing that caught my eye was the odd shape of the store.
4. It's a country store, all by itself. The store is in pretty good condition. The only thing nearby is a tree.
5. The picture is negative and light, but a little depressing. The building is menacing.
6. The photo is of a country store all alone. There are two men, looking serious and facing away from the camera. The store is in good contion. The slash across the top of the store and the way the people look away seems negative to me. Its afternoon, with really good weather. There's not a cloud in the sky.
7. "What is so important about this store?"
"Why don't the men look at us?"
Kate P.
1. John Collier 1941
2. It's indoors and light. I can't tell if it's an urban or rural area. I assume its right after lunch or dinner.
3. There is one person in a military uniform, probably in his twenties. The first thing that caught my eye was the chicken bones.
4. The only stucture is a table, which looks to be in good condition.
5. The photo is heavy and dark. The pile of bones seem really morbid.
6. The picture is very simple. The main focus is the plate with bones on it, which is mildly depressing. But the Great Depression wasn't a happy time. It's well-lit, but the mood is dark. All you can see of the person you can see is an ear and his shoulder.
7. "Why is the man's ear in the shot?"
"What is the significance of this picture?"
1. Jack Delano, 1941
2. The scene takes place outdoors, during the day in an urban area.
3. In the photograph there are three men talking. Because each of them carry canes, I infer that they are either for walking support(old age) or fashion(wealthy). The three men are of African American dissent, they wear nice clothing, far from what would be farm clothes. Their clothes hint that they are either wealthy men or that it is Sunday.
4. The men stand in front of a corner store. They are sitting on the curb of a street. The building is not run down so it must be in a wealthy area of town.
5. The picture is light and positive. The mens' relaxed positions and smiles show a happy conversation in a tough time.
6. I was happy to see that people during the Great Depression were not only sad. The photo of three old friends talking shows they got past financial situation and supported each other verbally. It makes me happy to see that some people were capable of that.
7. "What do these men do as an occupation?"
" Was this picture taken in a section of town were both colors could go?"
1. Jack Delano, 1941
2. The picture was taken outside in the country. The light in the picture shows that it is daytime.
3. There are three people of African American dissent in the picture, two children and an adult. Their clothes are torn and dirty. The clothing is white, probably to try to reflect the sunlight while working on the feilds. The family's sad clothing state was what caught my eye when choosing this picture. The frowns on their faces complete what the picture is trying to get across to you.
4. The family stands in front of a run down house. They are a tenant family, so the surronding area is probably farm land.
5. The feeling of this picture is heavy. The family frowns and looks away from the camera. In this action I see a hope for a better future, a wish for change.
6. This picture shows a family in the worst condition. It pulls at your heart strings and makes you want to cry. This family probably only harvests enough to eat, if that. The tears on their clothing show almost absolute poverty. The home has almost no furniture and has no door. The frowns on their faces show a fate worse than death, hunger and poverty. But they also show hope, hope for a better time.
7. "What are the children looking at?"
"Does the family own shoes?"
1. Jack Delano, 1941
2. This photograph was taken indoors. The walls are lined with newspaper, so I am assuming the family is liiving in an Urban area. There is no lighting and there are no windows. I believe it to be night time because two people are sitting on a bed, and one of them (a little boy) is leaning his head against the bed post.
3. In the picture there are three people, a mother, two sons, and a cat. The mother looks young, she must be in her twenties. Her sons are probably ages ten and four. The cat looks like it is still in kitten hood. The family is of African American ancestry, the child on the bad's face was the first thing to catch my eye.
4. The family is in one small room who's walls are newspaper. This one room is propably all they have. The spacing is open, but I do not know who lives there also.
5. The mood of the room is sad. The mother has a forced smile on her face, and her children just look sadly at the camera. The shadows are dark and closing in on them.
6. When I saw this photograph it yet again reminded how lucky I am. I am in a home with painted walls and my own bed. These people have a reson to be sad, they have no money and are living on top of each other. The younger boy's face always fills me with sadness. All he has ever known is poverty. He has never had a stable year in his life where he can be a kid.
7. "Where does the mother of this family work?"
"Do the boys go to school?"
1) Jack Dealno, May, 1941
2) This picture is indoors in a small one bedroom farm house. It does not look like there is much light, and is not easy to tell if it is night or day. I think they are in a rural area because the captioning for the picture says its a farm house, and most farms back then were in rural areas where they could farm easily.
3) In this photo, there are four people. There is a young woman, a young man, an older man, and a young child. They are wearing clothes that are a tad worn looking. What I notice is that they do not look to happy in the picture, which could symbolize the Great Depression.
4) In this picture is a small one-room house. It is in poor condition becuase it looks empty and rundown. You can not tell the spacing becuase there are no buildings near it that can be seen.
5) I think that this picture is heavy and negative. I think this because the people in it do not look happy, and it looks dark and depressing.
6) When I saw this photo, I thought about how sad it would be to live like this. They share one bed and have little sapce. In my house, there are many rooms, and i never have to squeeze in to a room with my family like they are in the picture. Also, it showed me how things were during the great depression, and how people did not have that much. It also made me think that many people were sad and depressed during this time.
7) I would first ask where these people live, because it would give me more of a feel about how their living conditions were. I would also ask if their house had any other rooms besides the one their in, because this would also teach me about their living conditions and if they only had that one room, would make me feel even worse for them.
1) Evans, Walker 1935
2) This picture is taken during the day and is outside. IT is mostly light, but is a tad dark in the corner where the car is. It is in an urban area.
3) There are about 10 people in the picture. They are all adults and are wearing jakets and hats. There is also a dog in the picture. The first thing that catches my eye is the men coming from near the car.
4) There is a building in the picture. It appears that the store sells jackets because you can see them hanging. It is in poor condition because the building looks run down and it looks ugly from the outside/
5) The photo is a little negative and sad because the men sitting down look depressed. It is also a little dark.
6) This picture made me think about how different things are today because stores don't look like this anymore. I wouldn't want to go shopping their becuse the men look depresses and the outside looks dirty and messed up. I also saw the poor conditoins in this photo.
7) I would ask why the men sitting were so upset, and who the guys coming freom the car are.
1) Lange, Dorothea 1936
2)This picture is outside on a farm during the day. It is in most likely a rural area, and there is light.
3) There are three people in the picture. They are middle age, and are workers. They are wearing working clothes. I notice that they are African American, which mens that there was probably some slavery during this time.
4) There are no structures in the picture. There is only a feild of crops.
5)The photo is negative because the people working do not look happy and look like they are tired and sad. This also makes it look dark.
6) My response to this photo was that these people in the photo were probably mistreated during this time. They are working hard in the picture and probably do not get to stop, which made me see this as a sad photo. Also, I saw that there must have been a lot of farming during the Great Depression.
7) I would first ask how long they have to work, and then ask if they get any breaks, because these questions would help me understand the photo better.
1.) Evans, Walker. 1935
2.) The picture is outdoors, in the middle of the day. It is an urban area, and there is light.
3.) There are no people in the picture. The thing that catches my eye first is the big sign on the building.
4.) There is a big building, in good condition. The building is probably a general store. There are other buildings around and they are close together.
5.) The picture is light and negative. There is no one around, so the picture seems sad.
6.) The picture is of a store in a city. The city looks like it is in good condition. There are no people around, so there is an eerie feeling. It looks like it is the middle of the day, and sunny. The picture is depressing, and looks like the end of the world.
7.) "Why are there no people in the city?"
"Is this store important?"
1.) Evans, Walker. December 1935.
2.) The photograph is outdoors during the day. It is light in half the picture, and dark in half. The picture is of an urban area.
3.) There are about nine or ten people in the photograph, and one dog. They look about mid-age, and are wearing common clothes. The thing that catches my eye first is the three men sitting in between the doorways.
4.) There is one big building in the photo. I cannot tell if it is all one store, or if there are separate stores. The building is in somewhat good condition and it looks like it is on a road and surrounded by other buildings.
5.) The picture is sad, and it is negative. Some of it is light, and some of it is dark.
6.) The picture is of a store, and people in and around the store. The picture is sad because there are four men sitting around during the middle of the day, when they would normally be working.
7.) “Whose dog is in the picture?”
“Who are the four men sitting outside the store, and why are they there?”
1.) Delano, Jack. May, 1941.
2.) The photograph is outdoors, and in a rural area. It is the middle of the day, and there is some light, but it seems cloudy.
3.) There are about eight African Americans in the family. The ages range from babies to grandparents. They have worn and beat-up clothes. When I first looked at the picture, I saw all the people standing around at the porch.
4.) The family is standing in front of their house. Their house is mostly in good condition. Everything looks like it is spread out, because it looks like they live on a farm. In the background, you can see a big farm.
5.) The picture is negative, and dark. The picture is depressing.
6.) The photograph is depressing. It looks like it is cloudy out, so it is dark. Also, the family looks poor, hopeless, and depressed. Their house is in good condition in the front, but it looks like there are holes in the side.
7.) “Does the family have enough money and food to feed themselves?”
“Are the children in the picture educated?”